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Re: Parking Mach2 with couter weight up
Hello Roland,
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I have tested the false parking on both side east and west. The mount is tracking normal when I give the park command. In the moment the mount is stored for a travel to south Germany. I can send you images when I have arrived there. Grüsse Konstantin Konstantin v. Poschinger Hammerichstr. 5 22605 Hamburg 040/8805747 0171/1983476
Am 27.07.2020 um 19:36 schrieb uncarollo2 <chris1011@...> via groups.io <chris1011@...>:
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Re: Questions about how to test my Mach2 indoors
#Mach2GTO
brabecscott49@...
Marcelo: Congrats on your Mach2. I just did my first APPM run (small model of 32 pts) a couple of nights ago with my Mach2 and did a 10 minute image before the clouds rolled in. The stars were pin point perfect! This mount is a work of art and the software is amazing. The support from AP and Ray is second to none, along with the good folks on this forum. Ray helped my out on getting going with APPM and I can't say enough about his suppor.! All the best, Scott
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Re: Questions about how to test my Mach2 indoors
#Mach2GTO
Enjoy your new Mach2 Marcelo!
-- Dean Jacobsen http://astrophoto.net/wp/ Image Gallery - http://astrophoto.net/wp/image-gallery/ Astrobin - https://www.astrobin.com/users/deanjacobsen/
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Re: Questions about how to test my Mach2 indoors
#Mach2GTO
Marcelo Figueroa
Okay, thanks. I'll do it that way.
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Re: 1200GTO position issues
Roland Christen
Attach Sky6 to your mount and click on the object and slew to it via Sky6.
Or simply enter the coordinates into the Custom RA/Dec window and press GoTo.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Shade <mshade@q.com> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Tue, Jul 28, 2020 8:46 pm Subject: Re: [ap-gto] 1200GTO position issues So the question becomes, how does one enter into the keypad custom
RA/DEC to go to an object not in the database in the keypad? I know how to
procedurally do it, but if there is a discrepancy in the values, how do I say
slew to a double star that is not in the database? I checked the position of
Arcturus in The Sky 6, and 14:15:40, +19:10:56 is listed as the equatorial
2000 position, so that seems OK.
Mike J. Shade
Mike J. Shade Photography:
In War: Resolution
In Defeat: Defiance
In Victory: Magnanimity
In Peace: Goodwill
Sir Winston Churchill
Already, in the gathering dusk, a few of the stars are turning
on their lights.
Vega, the brightest one, is now dropping towards the west. Can
it be half
a year since I watched her April rising in the east? Low in the
southwest
Antares blinks a sad farwell to fall...
Leslie Peltier, Starlight Nights
International Dark Sky Association: www.darksky.org
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io
[mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io] On Behalf Of uncarollo2
<chris1011@...> via groups.io
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2020 9:45 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: Re: [ap-gto] 1200GTO position issues 1. returned value is the refracted value.
2. we are updating the database with newer and more accurate data.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Shade <mshade@q.com> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Mon, Jul 27, 2020 10:38 pm Subject: [ap-gto] 1200GTO position issues Trusty 1200GTO, with the latest chip. In observatory,
polar aligned. Will have it slew to say Arcturus, puts it near center of
the field. Says the RA is 14:15:40, Dec +19:10:56. Fine. Will
go to the RA/DEC on the handpad and it says 14:16:37 +19:05:38, which is NOT
the position given for Arcturus from the menu. Will then try the R/D
menu, where custom RA/DEC is entered. Will enter the RA/DEC of Arcturus
from the menu, and it is not there. I can go to the menu item and enter
M3, puts M3 in the center of the field. There seems to be some oddity
between the menu RA/DEC for objects and where the scope thinks it is pointing.
Any ideas here? I have tried doing both a sync and recal
on Arcturus, and there is still a difference between the two positions (object
position from the menu and the RA/DEC position given).
Thanks,
Mike J. Shade
Mike J. Shade Photography:
mshadephotography.com
In War: Resolution
In Defeat: Defiance
In Victory: Magnanimity
In Peace: Goodwill
Sir Winston Churchill
Already, in the gathering dusk, a few of the stars are turning
on their lights.
Vega, the brightest one, is now dropping towards the west.
Can it be half
a year since I watched her April rising in the east? Low
in the southwest
Antares blinks a sad farwell to fall...
Leslie Peltier, Starlight Nights
International Dark Sky Association: www.darksky.org
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Re: Questions about how to test my Mach2 indoors
#Mach2GTO
Roland Christen
In order to prevent the Declination portion from suddenly swinging down into the hard stop, I recommend that you first attach the counterweight shaft to the mount. Then the axis cannot swing wild when you loosen the clutches.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: Karen Christen <karen@...> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Sent: Tue, Jul 28, 2020 8:08 pm Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Questions about how to test my Mach2 indoors #Mach2GTO Yes, it’s completely safe. Go right ahead.
Karen
AP
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Marcelo Figueroa via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 7:50 PM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Subject: [ap-gto] Questions about how to test my Mach2 indoors #Mach2GTO A few days ago I received my Mach2, but it's winter here so I can't perform a test under the stars yet. However I want to perform some tests indoors.
First I want to test that the communication ports are working well. But I also want to test some slews, so is it safe to make slews without any weight on the mount, no telescope, no counterweights or shaft, just the mount?
Thanks,
-- Karen Christen Astro-Physics
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Re: 1200GTO position issues
Mike Shade
So the question becomes, how does one enter into the keypad custom RA/DEC to go to an object not in the database in the keypad? I know how to procedurally do it, but if there is a discrepancy in the values, how do I say slew to a double star that is not in the database? I checked the position of Arcturus in The Sky 6, and 14:15:40, +19:10:56 is listed as the equatorial 2000 position, so that seems OK.
Mike J. Shade Mike J. Shade Photography:
In War: Resolution In Defeat: Defiance In Victory: Magnanimity In Peace: Goodwill Sir Winston Churchill Already, in the gathering dusk, a few of the stars are turning on their lights. Vega, the brightest one, is now dropping towards the west. Can it be half a year since I watched her April rising in the east? Low in the southwest Antares blinks a sad farwell to fall... Leslie Peltier, Starlight Nights
International Dark Sky Association: www.darksky.org
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io
[mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io] On Behalf Of uncarollo2
<chris1011@...> via groups.io
1. returned value is the refracted value. 2. we are updating the database with newer and more accurate data.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Shade <mshade@q.com> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Mon, Jul 27, 2020 10:38 pm Subject: [ap-gto] 1200GTO position issues Trusty 1200GTO, with the latest chip. In observatory, polar aligned. Will have it slew to say Arcturus, puts it near center of the field. Says the RA is 14:15:40, Dec +19:10:56. Fine. Will go to the RA/DEC on the handpad and it says 14:16:37 +19:05:38, which is NOT the position given for Arcturus from the menu. Will then try the R/D menu, where custom RA/DEC is entered. Will enter the RA/DEC of Arcturus from the menu, and it is not there. I can go to the menu item and enter M3, puts M3 in the center of the field. There seems to be some oddity between the menu RA/DEC for objects and where the scope thinks it is pointing.
Any ideas here? I have tried doing both a sync and recal on Arcturus, and there is still a difference between the two positions (object position from the menu and the RA/DEC position given).
Thanks,
Mike J. Shade Mike J. Shade Photography: mshadephotography.com
In War: Resolution In Defeat: Defiance In Victory: Magnanimity In Peace: Goodwill Sir Winston Churchill Already, in the gathering dusk, a few of the stars are turning on their lights. Vega, the brightest one, is now dropping towards the west. Can it be half a year since I watched her April rising in the east? Low in the southwest Antares blinks a sad farwell to fall... Leslie Peltier, Starlight Nights
International Dark Sky Association: www.darksky.org
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Re: Questions about how to test my Mach2 indoors
#Mach2GTO
Yes, it’s completely safe. Go right ahead. Karen AP
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Marcelo Figueroa via groups.io
A few days ago I received my Mach2, but it's winter here so I can't perform a test under the stars yet. However I want to perform some tests indoors. First I want to test that the communication ports are working well. But I also want to test some slews, so is it safe to make slews without any weight on the mount, no telescope, no counterweights or shaft, just the mount?
Thanks,
-- Karen Christen Astro-Physics
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Questions about how to test my Mach2 indoors
#Mach2GTO
Marcelo Figueroa
A few days ago I received my Mach2, but it's winter here so I can't perform a test under the stars yet. However I want to perform some tests indoors.
First I want to test that the communication ports are working well. But I also want to test some slews, so is it safe to make slews without any weight on the mount, no telescope, no counterweights or shaft, just the mount?
Thanks,
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Re: Issue with starting ASCOM driver from SGP
#ASCOM_V2_Driver
Try enabling "Create Virtual Ports First".
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-Ray Gralak Author of APCC (Astro-Physics Command Center): https://www.astro-physics.com/apcc-pro Author of PEMPro V3: https://www.ccdware.com Author of Astro-Physics V2 ASCOM Driver: https://www.siriusimaging.com/apdriver
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Re: Issue with starting ASCOM driver from SGP
#ASCOM_V2_Driver
DiscoDuck
If any use, here's the virtual com ports too ...
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Re: Issue with starting ASCOM driver from SGP
#ASCOM_V2_Driver
DiscoDuck
Hi Ray,
Here's the settings (attached). Thanks, Paul
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Re: Should Park 1 and Park 4 be parallel?
thefamily90 Phillips
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of jimmyjujames <jimmy_an@...>
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 11:53:49 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Should Park 1 and Park 4 be parallel? Center star on reticle
At Main Menu Press RA/DEC/Rev button at bottom right
Press 9-Re-Calibrate
You should hear a beep telling you that
you have Re-calibrated on the last Goto star
Setup a Goto meridian flip back to same star
Set meridian Delay
1E or 2E will cause a goto to flip to East side
1W or 2W will cause a goto to flip to West side
Watch out for a pier crash during a flip if you pick a star too far to the North.
With Keypad Goto the same star.
Scope should have flipped to the other side and back to same star.
Jimmy
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Re: Should Park 1 and Park 4 be parallel?
Center star on reticle
At Main Menu Press RA/DEC/Rev button at bottom right
Press 9-Re-Calibrate
You should hear a beep telling you that
you have Re-calibrated on the last Goto star
Setup a Goto meridian flip back to same star
Set meridian Delay
1E or 2E will cause a goto to flip to East side
1W or 2W will cause a goto to flip to West side
Watch out for a pier crash during a flip if you pick a star too far to the North.
With Keypad Goto the same star.
Scope should have flipped to the other side and back to same star.
Jimmy
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Re: Should Park 1 and Park 4 be parallel?
thefamily90 Phillips
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> on behalf of jimmyjujames <jimmy_an@...>
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 10:28:21 AM To: main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io> Subject: Re: [ap-gto] Should Park 1 and Park 4 be parallel? 3 degrees difference from East to West side.
That may be a 1.5 degree error in polar alignment.
I think you can relate this to Roland's Polar alignment procedure for altitude adjustment.
Center a star at zenith
Recal
Meridian Flip to other side and back to same star.
If the star is off by 3 degrees
Adjust manual altitude adjusting knob 1/2 way (1.5 degrees) back toward reticle line.
Center star
recal
flip back to other side and star should be centered.
Instead of using a star at zenith, Park1 and Park4 are using the horizon.
My 900GTO is at 33N and I have calculated that I would need to rotate my
manual altitude adjustment knob 2 and 1/2 turns for a 1.5 degree change in altitude.
I use a webcam at prime focus, monitor and a millimeter ruler.
I move the star back 1/2 way to reticle line with N-S buttons first then
bring the star back to reticle line with the manual altitude knob.
I'm always within 1 arc-minute after first interation.
I'm not sure how accurate you can get with a bubble level in arc-minutes.
Jimmy
We think we're really smart, recently moving out of our caves and down out of the trees.
I say we are still living in caves and in the trees.
If you live in a brick house, your still living in a cave.
We have learned to process the dirt cave into bricks and moved our cave above ground.
If you live in a wood frame house, your still living in the trees.
We have learned to process the trees and move our tree-house down onto the ground.
Who will be the first to have a 3D printed 2-bedroom home?
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Re: Should Park 1 and Park 4 be parallel?
3 degrees difference from East to West side.
That may be a 1.5 degree error in polar alignment.
I think you can relate this to Roland's Polar alignment procedure for altitude adjustment.
Center a star at zenith
Recal
Meridian Flip to other side and back to same star.
If the star is off by 3 degrees
Adjust manual altitude adjusting knob 1/2 way (1.5 degrees) back toward reticle line.
Center star
recal
flip back to other side and star should be centered.
Instead of using a star at zenith, Park1 and Park4 are using the horizon.
My 900GTO is at 33N and I have calculated that I would need to rotate my
manual altitude adjustment knob 2 and 1/2 turns for a 1.5 degree change in altitude.
I use a webcam at prime focus, monitor and a millimeter ruler.
I move the star back 1/2 way to reticle line with N-S buttons first then
bring the star back to reticle line with the manual altitude knob.
I'm always within 1 arc-minute after first interation.
I'm not sure how accurate you can get with a bubble level in arc-minutes.
Jimmy
We think we're really smart, recently moving out of our caves and down out of the trees.
I say we are still living in caves and in the trees.
If you live in a brick house, your still living in a cave.
We have learned to process the dirt cave into bricks and moved our cave above ground.
If you live in a wood frame house, your still living in the trees.
We have learned to process the trees and move our tree-house down onto the ground.
Who will be the first to have a 3D printed 2-bedroom home?
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Re: credentials for downloading firmware?
got it thanks George
On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 7:19 AM George <george@...> wrote:
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Re: credentials for downloading firmware?
George
Brian,
I answered your question in a private email.
Regards,
George
George Whitney Astro-Physics, Inc. Phone: 815-222-6538 (direct line) Phone: 815-282-1513 (office) Email: george@...
From: main@ap-gto.groups.io [mailto:main@ap-gto.groups.io]
On Behalf Of Brian Valente
Hi everyone
i'm trying to download firmware on this page for our AP1600,
it's asking for username password
does anyone know how to get those credentials?
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credentials for downloading firmware?
Hi everyone i'm trying to download firmware on this page for our AP1600, it's asking for username password does anyone know how to get those credentials?
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Re: 1200GTO position issues
Roland Christen
1. returned value is the refracted value.
2. we are updating the database with newer and more accurate data.
Rolando
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Shade <mshade@q.com> To: main@ap-gto.groups.io Sent: Mon, Jul 27, 2020 10:38 pm Subject: [ap-gto] 1200GTO position issues Trusty 1200GTO, with the latest chip. In observatory, polar
aligned. Will have it slew to say Arcturus, puts it near center of the field.
Says the RA is 14:15:40, Dec +19:10:56. Fine. Will go to the RA/DEC on the handpad
and it says 14:16:37 +19:05:38, which is NOT the position given for Arcturus
from the menu. Will then try the R/D menu, where custom RA/DEC is entered.
Will enter the RA/DEC of Arcturus from the menu, and it is not there. I can go
to the menu item and enter M3, puts M3 in the center of the field. There seems
to be some oddity between the menu RA/DEC for objects and where the scope
thinks it is pointing.
Any ideas here? I have tried doing both a sync and recal on
Arcturus, and there is still a difference between the two positions (object
position from the menu and the RA/DEC position given).
Thanks,
Mike J. Shade
Mike J. Shade Photography:
In War: Resolution
In Defeat: Defiance
In Victory: Magnanimity
In Peace: Goodwill
Sir Winston Churchill
Already, in the gathering dusk, a few of the stars are turning
on their lights.
Vega, the brightest one, is now dropping towards the west. Can
it be half
a year since I watched her April rising in the east? Low in the
southwest
Antares blinks a sad farwell to fall...
Leslie Peltier, Starlight Nights
International Dark Sky Association: www.darksky.org
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